by Bill George - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Oct 2015
News

Valeant... there's a 'lot of smoke'

21 May 2014
News

Target Will Recover as It Keeps Customers

05 Jan 2017
News

Trump: Good politics, not good policy

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

subordinates, just by virtue of the hierarchy of organizations,” says Fubini, who led McKinsey’s Boston office for 10 years and also co-founded a global unit within the firm that aided mergers of some of the world’s top companies. To help... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Feb 2017
News

Pro: Risky for CEOs to take political stances

21 Dec 2010
News

Harvard Business School Faculty on 2010's Biggest Business Developments

18 Jun 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Khan Academy Scale to Educate Anyone, Anywhere?

Keywords: Education

05 Oct 2015
News

New DuPont CEO needs to step up quick

01 Oct 2009
What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

concludes that "These are terribly important questions with no easy answers." Bill George, former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and now a professor at the Harvard Business School, thinks he knows the answers. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Nov 2016
News

New war on drugs: Pharma becoming 'uninvestable'?

14 Mar 2016
News

Even A Company Known For Overworking People Is Embracing Sleep

May 2002
Supplement

Circon

By: Brian J. Hall and Guhan Subramanian

This case consists of two parts. Part one contains portions of a panel discussion on corporate governance, the poison pill, and hostile takeover attempts/defenses. Part two contains clips from separate visits by George Cloutier and Richard Auhll to the HBS classroom. View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Strategy

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31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

Every year depression affects one in every five employees and costs American businesses $210 billion in medical bills and lost productivity. In fact, for every worker with a depressive disorder, a company loses an average of 32 productive... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

27 Apr 2016
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Vivek Wadhwa: Apple should buy Tesla and make Elon Musk CEO

16 Sep 2016
News

The Morning Risk Report: Better Performance Follows ESG Proposals

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

10 Dec 2015
News

Becoming a More Authentic Leader

August 2002 (Revised October 2002)
Case

Launching the War on Terrorism

Describes the decision-making process employed by President George W. Bush's War Cabinet in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Examines how the president and his advisers framed the problem, exchanged ideas, generated alternatives, and developed a... View Details

Keywords: War; National Security; Decision Making; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Public Administration Industry; United States

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